Research Guides: Criminal Justice: Articles

What if the article isn't full-text?

If you find an article that isn't full-text (in a bibliography or abstract only database), here are a few options.

Check if the journal is full-text in one of our other databases: Is this Journal Full Text?
Check if the article is full-text on Google Scholar using quotation marks around the title.
Request the article through Interlibrary Loan and we will email it to you.

Google Scholar

Google Search Tips

Use Google Scholar with the Full Text@Grace College feature to find scholarly articles within the library's collection.

Set your preferences in Google Scholar:

Go to Google Scholar
Click on Settings
Click on "Library Links" in the left column and type in: Grace College & Seminary
Select "Grace College & Seminary - Full Text @ Grace College"
Click "Save"

Finding Articles

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Broad collection of scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in most academic subjects. A great starting point for any topic!
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Government reports and documents pertaining to U.S. security issues - School violence, domestic terrorism, presidential documents, surveillance, natural disasters, etc.
Legal Information Source This link opens in a new window
Full-text legal consumer-oriented reference books, legal forms, and how-to instructions covering a wide-range of issues, including business law, financial planning, family law, property and real estate and rights and disputes.
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals and periodicals providing current news pertaining to all branches of the military.
NCJRS Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Abstracts from criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
News, law cases and reviews, and company financial information. Includes The New York Times.
Points of View Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Full-text topic overviews cover multiple sides of an argument.
PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
Full-text scholarly articles published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Coverage spans from 1894 to present.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive resource for scholarly psychology articles and books. Some have full-text.
Sage Journals This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals covering a wide range of subjects. Coverage runs from 1999 to the present.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences.

How to Read a Research Article

For Each Article you locate in your search:

READ

Abstract -- Start here. If the information provided here meets your needs, continue on. If not, find an article that better fits your needs
Introduction - What is the author proposing?
Conclusion - What did the author discover?
Literature Review, Methodology, Research, etc. - Start from the beginning and carefully read with your pen in hand so you can ANNOTATE
- If you don't know a Word, look it up:

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Authoritative resource of the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words in the English language.

ANNOTATE - write all on and throughout your reading of the article

Summarize - paragraphs or sections
Write out questions you have
Reflect on arguments
Evaluate the evidence

Librarian

Miriam Liethen

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Criminology - SOC 3370

Assignment:

Paper: 5-7 pages long, on a Criminology topic covered in class. The objective of this paper is for the student to interact with both sides of the research, and both sides of the argument. This paper must be written using APA format with a minimum of 8 scholarly sources. These resources must be from 2015 - present. Only scholarly sources and governmental websites will be appropriate for this paper. Do not use quotes in this paper.

In-Class Worksheet